CN109798930A - Analyzer - Google Patents
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- G01D—MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Abstract
Analyzer (1) includes base portion (10), can be installed on mounting object object；And cover portion (20), it is detachably installed relative to base portion (10), rodlike battery (2) is accommodated in the inside of the cover portion, cover portion (20) has cell holding portion (23), which keeps battery (2) in the state that the cover portion is installed on base portion (10).
Description
This application claims the priority of Japanese patent application No. 2017-221187 (application on November 16th, 2017), at this
In in order to carry out referring to introduce the whole disclosure of this application.
Technical field
This disclosure relates to a kind of analyzer.
Background technique
The following patent document 1 discloses the mechanical state in the environment to flammability gas, explosive gas into
The analyzer of row monitoring.The analyzer is the wireless of the wireless network connection communicated with the physical parameter that will test out
Sensor, and include vibrating sensor, processor, wireless transmitter, battery, the base portion for being loaded to these, and
And include to be installed on base portion, the cover portion of the instrument covering of base portion will be loaded into.Battery is at the substrate for being supported in base portion
It is clamped and retains, processor, wireless communicator etc. are installed in the substrate.
Patent document 1: No. 2517473 specifications of European Patent No.
It is consumables in the battery of the inside configuration of the cover portion of above-mentioned analyzer, is periodically required to replace.In the past, it needed
It is removed from base portion by cover portion, and the clamping component for making battery clamping retain in substrate is removed by screwdriver etc..As above
Described, the components number of the fixture construction of rodlike replacement object (battery etc.) is more, and replacement operation is cumbersome, in addition, construction
It is complicated and become high cost.
Summary of the invention
It is real the purpose of the present disclosure is to provide the components number for the fixture construction that can cut down rodlike replacement object
The now facilitation of the replacement operation of replacement object and cost effective analyzer.
Analyzer involved in several embodiments includes base portion, can be installed on mounting object object；And cover
Portion is detachably installed relative to the base portion, is accommodated in the inside of the cover portion to rodlike replacement object,
The cover portion has maintaining part, and the maintaining part is in the state that the cover portion is installed on the base portion to the replacement object
It is kept.
According to this structure, it relative to the assemble and unassemble cover portion of base portion, is being provided with to rodlike replacement object progress
The maintaining part of holding, therefore do not prepare clamping component etc. separately, if cover portion is installed on base portion, object can will be replaced
Object is fixed.Thereby, it is possible to cut down the components number of the fixture construction of rodlike replacement object, the replacement of object is replaced
Operation becomes easy, in addition, can be realized cost effective.
In one embodiment, it is arranged in the base portion and the bottom of the length direction of the replacement object is carried out
The supporting part of support, the top of the maintaining part and the length direction for the replacement object for not being supported in the supporting part
Engaging.
According to this structure, the both ends for the bottom and top for replacing the length direction of object can be fixed, therefore
Rodlike replacement object can steadily be fixed with perpendicular attitude.
In one embodiment, handling direction of the maintaining part in the cover portion relative to the base portion is formed
For the tubular that can be engaged with the top.
According to this structure, cover portion is relative to the handling direction of base portion and maintaining part relative to the top for replacing object
Engagement direction becomes identical, while handling of the cover portion relative to base portion, carry out maintaining part relative to the engaging at top or
Person, which engages, to be released, therefore the replacement operation for replacing object becomes easy.
In one embodiment, the maintaining part has reducing diameter part, which is installed on the base in the cover portion
In the state of portions, the handling direction with towards the top and internal diameter gradually undergauge.
According to this structure, even if the size in the outer diameter at the top of replacement object has fluctuation, it is set to maintaining part
Reducing diameter part can with replacement object top touch, therefore can will also replace object roof stabilisation it is fixed.
In one embodiment, the supporting part has elastic portion, which abuts with the bottom, in the cover
It portion being capable of flexible deformation relative to the handling direction of the base portion.
According to this structure, even if the size in the length direction of replacement object has fluctuation, due to being set to supporting part
Elastic portion carry out flexible deformation, therefore do not interfere cover portion relative to the installation of base portion yet, can will replace the length of object
The fluctuation for the size for spending direction is absorbed by the flexible deformation of elastic portion and is fixed.
In one embodiment, it between the main body of the supporting part and the elastic portion, is formed with for the bullet
Property portion carry out flexible deformation space.
According to this structure, when elastic portion carries out flexible deformation, the sky that is formed between the main body and elastic portion of supporting part
Between in can escape for a part of elastic portion into the deflection of the elastic portion on the handling direction of cover portion becomes larger.Even if as a result, more
The fluctuation for changing the size of the length direction of object is big, does not also interfere cover portion relative to the installation of base portion, can be by replacement pair
As the fluctuation of the size of the length direction of object is absorbed by the flexible deformation of elastic portion and it is fixed.
In one embodiment, the supporting part has the main body for the bottomed tube that the elastic portion is set to bottom surface
Portion, the elastic portion have elastic reducing diameter part, and the elasticity reducing diameter part is under the reset condition not abutted with the bottom, in institute
Handling direction is stated with the internal diameter gradually undergauge towards the bottom surface of the main part.
According to this structure, even if the size in the outer diameter of the bottom of replacement object has fluctuation, it is set to elastic portion
Elastic reducing diameter part can touch with the bottom of replacement object, therefore also can steadily support the bottom for replacing object.
In one embodiment, the analyzer includes substrate, is provided with and is sent to the measurement result of sensor
External communication unit；Clamping mechanism engages the substrate with the supporting part；And installing mechanism, it will be by described
The substrate and the supporting part of clamping mechanism engaging are integrally installed on the base portion.
According to this structure, engage the substrate for being provided with communication unit and the supporting part being supported to replacement object
Under state, can integrally be installed on base portion, thus with by substrate and supporting part it is seperated be installed on the construction phase of base portion
Than components number can be cut down, can be realized cost effective.
In one embodiment, the substrate is installed on the base portion, the cover portion tool with the state being uprightly arranged
There is the board holder that the upper end to the substrate is kept.
According to this structure, cover portion also keeps the upper end of substrate together with replacement object, therefore cover portion is opposite
It is easy in the installation direction of base portion it is found that cover portion can be prevented to be oppositely directed to be mounted, and the installation of cover portion becomes letter
It is single.
In one embodiment, the replacement object is battery.
According to this structure, the components number of the fixture construction of the battery as rodlike replacement object can be cut down, it is real
The facilitation of the replacement operation of existing battery.
In one embodiment, there is the cover portion rope that can be installed on the mounting object object via restiform bodies to pacify
Fill hole.
According to this structure, restiform bodies is passed through in the rope mounting hole of cover portion, analyzer can be linked to mounting object object, because
This can prevent from falling from mounting object object, thus caused by analyzer loss, damage etc..
The effect of invention
According to the above-mentioned disclosure, it is capable of providing the components number that can cut down the fixture construction of rodlike replacement object,
The facilitation of the replacement operation of realization replacement object and cost effective analyzer.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the front view of the analyzer in embodiment of the present disclosure.
Fig. 2 is the I-I cross-sectional view of analyzer shown in FIG. 1.
Fig. 3 is the 1st antenna of the installation of substrate possessed by analyzer shown in Fig. 1 and the front view of the 2nd antenna.
Fig. 4 is the positive side elevation view of analyzer shown in FIG. 1.
Fig. 5 is the back side exploded perspective view of analyzer shown in FIG. 1.
Fig. 6 is the bottom view of cover portion possessed by analyzer shown in FIG. 1.
Fig. 7 be base portion possessed by analyzer shown in FIG. 1, substrate, supporting part exploded perspective view.
Fig. 8 A is the enlarged drawing of region A shown in Fig. 2.
Fig. 8 B is the enlarged drawing of region B shown in Fig. 2.
Fig. 9 A is the schematic diagram of the mounting means for the base portion for indicating cover portion to analyzer shown in FIG. 1.
Fig. 9 B is the schematic diagram of the mounting means for the base portion for indicating cover portion to analyzer shown in FIG. 1.
Figure 10 is the schematic diagram for the installation condition for indicating analyzer shown in FIG. 1 to mounting object object.
The explanation of label
1 analyzer
2 batteries (replacement object)
At the top of 2a
The bottom 2b
3 restiform bodies
10 base portions
20 cover portions
23 cell holding portions (maintaining part)
23b reducing diameter part
24 board holders
25 rope mounting holes
30 substrates
31 the 1st substrates
33 the 1st antennas
34 the 2nd antennas (communication unit)
35 sensors
40 supporting parts
41 main parts
45 elastic portions
46 make a concession slot
47 elastic reducing diameter parts
70 clamping mechanisms
80 installing mechanisms
100 motor (mounting object object)
Specific embodiment
In the following, being illustrated referring to attached drawing to embodiment of the present disclosure.
Analyzer 1 is as shown in Figure 1, have base portion 10 and cover portion 20, as shown in Fig. 2, containing in the inside of cover portion 20
Battery 2 (rodlike replacement object) and the substrate 30 for being equipped with the 1st antenna 33, the 2nd antenna 34 and sensor 35 etc..In addition,
In the present embodiment, exemplify battery 2 as rodlike replacement object, but such as analyzer 1 also can have it is rod-shaped
The insert types such as USB storage storage unit, accumulated the sensing data of sensor 35 in the storage unit, will covered
Portion 20 opens in the case where regularly taking out sensing data, which is set as replacement object.
As shown in figure 5, base portion 10 is formed as disk-shaped, cover portion 20 is formed as having top tubular.In addition, in following explanation
In, XYZ orthogonal coordinate system is set, is illustrated sometimes referring to positional relationship of the XYZ orthogonal coordinate system to each component.
Disk-shaped base portion 10 and have top tubular cover portion 20 central axis O (referring to Fig. 2) be it is common, by the common central axis
The direction that O extends is set as Z-direction, and the direction orthogonal with Z-direction is set as X-direction, will be with Z-direction and X-direction
Orthogonal direction is set as Y direction.X-direction is set as the left and right directions of analyzer 1, and Y direction is set as the front and back of analyzer 1
To Z-direction is set as the short transverse of analyzer 1.
Base portion 10 is as shown in Figure 1, form the bottom of analyzer 1.Base portion 10 is by being formed as disk-shaped metal material
It constitutes.The outer peripheral surface 10a of base portion 10 is formed as multi-panel shape.As shown in Fig. 2, the bottom surface 10b in base portion 10 is formed with screw hole
11.Screw hole 11 is used to 1 screw of analyzer being anchored on mounting object object (such as motor shown in Fig. 10 100 etc.).Screw hole 11
Be configured at central axis O it is coaxial on, grasped by the outer peripheral surface 10a to multi-panel shape such as spanner, thus, it is possible to by base portion
10 helical rotations.
In the upper surface 10c of base portion 10, it is formed with for substrate 30 (the 2nd substrate 32) to be fixed on the spiral shell of base portion 10
Hole 12.Screw hole 12 is avoided being formed in 2 positions at the position of screw hole 11 in plan view, can will be equipped with sensor 35
2nd substrate 32 carries out screw fastening in replaceable mode.Sensor 35 surveys the physical parameter of mounting object object
It is fixed, therefore, in the present embodiment, become the vibrating sensor being measured to the vibration of mounting object object.In addition, sensor
35 measurements not only vibrated are also possible to the various physics such as such as temperature, humidity, pressure, speed, acceleration, revolving speed
The sensor that the parameter of property is measured.
In the upper surface 10c of base portion 10, it is formed with for the 1st substrate for being equipped with the 1st antenna 33 and the 2nd antenna 34
31 and the fixed part 13 that is fixed of the supporting part 40 that describes below.Fixed part 13 is vertically straight relative to upper surface 10c
The convex wall portion set is erected, and is configured at the position separated from central axis O to Y direction (side-Y).Fixed part 13 is in X-direction
Extend, separated in the screw hole 13a of Y direction perforation in X-direction and be formed in two positions (referring to Fig. 7).
As shown in Fig. 2, being formed with relative to upper surface 10c and reducing in the peripheral part of the upper surface side 10c of base portion 10
The stage portion 14 of one step.The bottom 20c of cover portion 20 occupies stage portion 14.Form the 2nd of the base portion 10 of stage portion 14
Outer peripheral surface 15, it is different from the outer peripheral surface 10a of multi-panel shape, be formed as Cylinder Surface shape.It is formed in the 2nd outer peripheral surface 15 to sealing
The endless groove 15a that ring 16 is configured.
Substrate 30 includes the 1st substrate 31 and the 2nd substrate 32.1st substrate 31 is fixed on fixed part 13, relative to base portion 10
Upper surface 10c and vertically upright setting.2nd substrate 32 is placed in the upper surface 10c of base portion 10, by with screw hole 12 into
The screw 52 that screws togather of row and be fixed.Above-mentioned sensor 35 is installed in the 2nd substrate 32.Low coverage is installed in the 1st substrate 31
From the 1st antenna 33 of communication and the 2nd antenna 34 of telecommunication.
1st substrate 31 and the 2nd substrate 32 via the 1st connector-cable 36 as shown in figure 5, be electrically connected.1st substrate 31 warp
It is electrically connected by the 2nd connector-cable 37 with battery 2.The supply to the electric power from battery 2 of sensor 35 is carried out as a result,
Deng.Terminal (not shown) that 2nd connector-cable 37 is connected the top 2a (+) with battery 2 by 2 cables, with battery 2
The terminal (not shown) that bottom 2b (-) connects is attached.The top 2a and bottom 2b of battery 2 are by these ends (not shown)
The heat-shrinkable tube 38 that son is fixed covers.In addition, being equipped with other electronic components (not shown) to processor etc. in substrate 30
Shield member 39 (referring to Fig. 2), insulating and sealing member (not shown) for being protected etc..
As shown in figure 3, the 1st antenna 33 is the loop aerial for being embedded in the 1st substrate 31, the 2nd antenna 34 is arranged in the ring
The antenna component of the inside of shape antenna.In addition, the 1st antenna 33 can also be formed in the surface of the 1st substrate 31.2nd antenna 34 will
The measurement result (sensing data) of sensor 35 is sent to the outside of cover portion 20, for example, carrying out through not shown wireless network
The transmission of the sensing data of network.1st antenna 33 is pre-configured (Provisioning) by contactless communication.In addition,
Above-mentioned pre-configuration, which refers to, carries out required setting to make analyzer 1 access to wireless network.
1st antenna 33 carries out the communication realized by NFC (Near Field Communication).Herein, NFC is
Refer to that the communication being able to carry out in the case that the distance for example between the device communicated is less than or equal to tens cm is (non-contact logical
Letter), the communication that also framework of the device comprising being communicated carries out in the state of contact.It, can be from being led in the NFC
One device of letter is non-contactly powered to another device.It is able to carry out the analyzer 1 of NFC as described above, it can be with
The information terminal devices such as the computer of the smart phone of NFC, plate computer, notebook type are able to carry out to be communicated.
As shown in Figure 1, being formed with the label 21 for indicating the position of the 1st antenna 33 in the outer surface of cover portion 20.In addition, will cover
The face with label 21 in the sidewall portion 20a in portion 20 is set as the front of analyzer 1.The label 21 of present embodiment is to pass through slot
And marking and formed, but can also be formed by labeling section, shielded layer etc..It should by approaching above-mentioned information terminal device
Label 21 thus allows for the communication realized by NFC via the 1st antenna 33.
Cover portion 20 has from the bottom 20c installation sheet 22 that (side-Z) is protruded downwards.Installation sheet 22 across central axis O with
Left and right is configured for a pair of (180 ° of intervals).In installation sheet 22, as shown in figure 5, being formed with the through hole in X-direction perforation
The 22a and spot-facing 22b being formed in around through hole 22a.In the outer peripheral surface 10a of base portion 10, in the shape for being equipped with cover portion 20
Under state, it is formed with the screw hole 17 opposite with through hole 22a.
The screw 51 being inserted into through through hole 22a is screwed togather in screw hole 17.Pass through the fastening of screw 51, cover
20 screw of portion is anchored on the outer peripheral surface 10a of base portion 10.As described above, analyzer 1 has in the outer peripheral surface 10a of base portion 10
The screw fastening machine structure 50 of screw fastening is carried out to cover portion 20.The screw fastening machine structure 50 includes above-mentioned installation sheet 22, is pacifying
Load 22 formed through hole 22a, base portion 10 outer peripheral surface 10a formed screw hole 17 and be inserted through in through hole
22a, the screw 51 screwed togather with screw hole 17.
Analyzer 1 have rotation constrained mechanism 60, the rotation constrained mechanism 60 to by screw fastening machine structure 50 realize
The relative rotation (so-called shaking) of base portion 10 and cover portion 20 centered on screw 51 is limited.Rotation constrained mechanism 60 is
Pass through the outer peripheral surface 10a of the base portion 10 shown in Fig. 5 notch 18 formed and the installation sheet 22 of cover portion 20 shown in Fig. 6
Inside formed engaging slot 22c and formed.Notch 18 has step in X-direction as shown in figure 5, in the two sides of screw hole 17
Shape with a pair formed, extended parallel in Z-direction.Screw hole 17 of a pair of notches 18 in the outer peripheral surface 10a of base portion 10
The two sides of formation part form X-Z plane, and the forming portion of screw hole 17 is divided into convex.
Engaging slot 22c is formed to have a pair of of side (X-Z plane) that can be opposite with a pair of notches 18 (X-Z plane)
Concavity, become the structure that the formation part (protrusion) of the screw hole 17 of base portion 10 can be accommodated.The one of engaging slot 22c
Side is abutted with a pair of notches 18, thus, it is possible to centered on screw 51 (X-axis) base portion 10 and cover portion 20 it is opposite
Rotation is limited.A pair of of side of engaging slot 22c is slided relative to a pair of notches 18 and in Z-direction, thus rotation limitation
Mechanism 60 can detachably guide base portion 10 and cover portion 20 in Z-direction.
Cover portion 20 is by there is the resin molding material of top tubular to constitute, as shown in Figure 1, the roof compared with the shape of bottom 20c
The shape of portion 20b is small, has the gradually smaller sidewall portion 20a of shape until from bottom 20c to top wall portion 20b.In addition, herein
So-called shape refers to the appearance profile of the cover portion 20 in the section (X-Y plane) orthogonal with central axis O (Z axis), with bottom
20c is small compared to the shape in top wall portion 20b to refer to that the appearance profile of top wall portion 20b converges on when along central axis O overlook view
The region of the inside of the appearance profile of bottom 20c.
As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the shape of bottom 20c is substantially octagon.The shape of top wall portion 20b is substantially quadrangle.
It is short generally trapezoidal that the formation of sidewall portion 20a has the front of label 21 and its opposite back side to become the bottom with upper bottom compared with, separately
Outside, left and right side becomes generally rectangular.The generally trapezoidal bevel edge and the generally rectangular long side are attached
Joint face becomes general triangular.In addition, as shown in fig. 6, the multi-panel shape of the inner surface 20c1 and sidewall portion 20a of bottom 20c
Inner surface is different, becomes the inner peripheral surface of certain diameter.It, can be by 10 He of base portion as a result, as shown in Fig. 2, by sealing ring 16
It is sealed in liquid-tight manner between cover portion 20.
In the top wall portion 20b of cover portion 20, as shown in figure 4, being formed with rope mounting hole 25.Restrict mounting hole 25 as shown in figure 5, from
The back side of top wall portion 20b to sidewall portion 20a are formed as L-shaped.Restiform bodies 3 (referring to Fig.1 0) is passed through in the rope mounting hole 25,
Thus, it is possible to analyzer 1 is linked to mounting object object (motor 100 shown in Fig. 10 etc.).In addition, in Figure 10, electronic
The pedestal 101 installed to analyzer 1 is arranged in machine 100, and analyzer 1 is connected to pedestal 101 by magnetism such as magnet.
In the top wall portion 20b of cover portion 20, as shown in Fig. 2, being vertically installed with the cell holding portion 23 kept to battery 2
(maintaining part) and the board holder 24 that substrate 30 is kept.Cell holding portion 23 is formed as, and is installed on base in cover portion 20
The tubular engaged in the state of portions 10 with the top 2a of battery 2.Board holder 24 is installed on base portion 10 in cover portion 20
Under state, the upper end of the 1st substrate 31 is kept, and is formed as opposite with the face side of the upper end and back side
A pair of plate-shaped (the 1st plate portion 24a described below and the 2nd plate portion 24b).Cell holding portion 23 and board holder 24 are respectively formed
In from central axis O eccentric position, there is mutually different shape.
Cell holding portion 23 has to the top 2a of battery 2 the 1st receiving portion 23a accommodated and the 1st receiving portion 23a
The reducing diameter part 23b and reducing diameter part 23b being continuously arranged continuously are arranged and the thermal contraction to extending upwards from the top 2a of battery 2
The 2nd receiving portion 23c that pipe 38 is accommodated.Reducing diameter part 23b is in the state that cover portion 20 is installed on base portion 10, in 20 phase of cover portion
For on the handling direction (Z-direction) of base portion 10, with towards top 2a (side+Z) and internal diameter gradually undergauge.In the tubular
Cell holding portion 23, be formed with the notch 23d for passing through for the 2nd connector-cable 37 (referring to Fig. 6).In addition, in this reality
It applies in mode, replacement object is columned battery 2, therefore cell holding portion 23 becomes cylindrical shape, but if replacement object
Object be it is cylindric other than shape (such as flat column), then cell holding portion 23 is preferably set to replace the shape phase of object with it
Corresponding tubular (such as square tube shape).
The size of cell holding portion 23 is as shown in Figure 8 A, when the diameter (including heat-shrinkable tube 38) of battery 2 is set as D,
Diameter (internal diameter) i.e. D1 ratio D of 1st receiving portion 23a is big.For example, D1 is big by 5~15% or so compared with D.On the contrary, the 2nd receiving
Diameter (internal diameter) i.e. D2 of portion 23c becomes smaller compared with D.For example, D2 is small by 5~15% or so compared with D.Reducing diameter part 23b is formed with
The conical surface that the lower end of the upper end of 1st receiving portion 23a and the 2nd receiving portion 23c is linearly connected.
It is back to Fig. 6, board holder 24 has the 1st plate portion 24a opposite with the face side of the 1st substrate 31 and with the 1st
The 2nd opposite plate portion 24b of the back side of substrate 31.1st plate portion 24a is by the medial surface and top wall portion 20b of the side+X of sidewall portion 20a
Lower surface corner across and formed.2nd plate portion 24b will be under the medial surface and top wall portion 20b of the side-X of sidewall portion 20a
The corner on surface across and formed.1st plate portion 24a and the 2nd plate portion 24b is not overlapped in front-rear direction (Y direction) and is configured,
And it differently configures each other.
It is back to Fig. 2, base portion 10 has the supporting part 40 that the bottom 2b to the length direction of battery 2 is supported.It holds
Load portion 40 has to the main part 41 of the bottom 2b of battery 2 bottomed tube being supported and continuously sets with the bottom of main part 41
The support portion 42 set and main part 41 is supported in the top of the 2nd substrate 32.As shown in fig. 7, support portion 42 has energy
Enough boss portions 43 engaged with the 1st substrate 31 and boss portion 43 is penetrated through and the through hole 44 that is formed.Through hole 44 can with
The screw hole 13a that the fixed part 13 of base portion 10 is formed is opposite, and the screw 81 and screw hole 13a that through hole 44 is inserted through carry out spiral shell
It closes, thus supporting part 40 and the 1st substrate 31 are integrally installed on base portion 10.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 7, support portion 42 is formed as inverted L shape, the face side opposite with the 1st substrate 31 (-
The side Y) protrude the boss portion 43 for being provided with tubular.In the lower part of the 1st substrate 31, being formed with can be inserted into for the boss portion 43 of tubular
Through hole 31b.Boss portion 43 and through hole 31b it is corresponding with the screw hole 13a of fixed part 13 and with a pair formed.In addition,
It is supported in the inner peripheral surface of the main part 41 of support portion 42, is formed with flank 41a at circumferentially spaced interval, and be formed with and be used for
The slot 41b passed through for the 2nd connector-cable 37.
Support portion 42, which has, embraces a pair of of support ribs 42a of entering in left and right width direction (X-direction) for the 1st substrate 31.
In the lower part of the 1st substrate 31, it is formed with a pair of notches 31c that can be placed in the upper surface of a pair of of support ribs 42a.In addition,
As shown in Fig. 2, in the state that the upper surface of a pair of of support ribs 42a is placed with a pair of notches 31c, the lower end of the 1st substrate 31
Do not contacted with the upper surface 10c of base portion 10.The reason is that there is fluctuation in the size of length direction in the 1st substrate 31.
The length (bulge quantity) of boss portion 43 becomes smaller compared with the thickness of the 1st substrate 31.In addition, the 1st substrate 31 shown in Fig. 7 is upper
A pair of notches 31a that portion is formed is the interference in order to avoid the cover portion 20 to become smaller with shape and is formed.
Boss portion 43 is inserted into through hole 31b, loads a pair of notches 31c in the upper surface of a pair of of support ribs 42a, thus
The 1st substrate 31 can be made to engage with supporting part 40.The 1st substrate 31 is engaged with supporting part 40 as described above, analyzer 1 has
Clamping mechanism 70.The clamping mechanism 70 be included in the boss portion 43 that above-mentioned support portion 42 formed, a pair of support ribs 42a and
Through hole 31b, a pair of notches 31c that 1st substrate 31 is formed.Analyzer 1 has the 1st substrate that will be engaged by clamping mechanism 70
31 and supporting part 40 be integrally installed on the installing mechanism 80 of base portion 10.
The installing mechanism 80 includes by through hole 44 that boss portion 43 penetrates through, in the spiral shell that is formed of fixed part 13 of base portion 10
It hole 13a and is inserted through in through hole 44, the screw 81 screwed togather with screw hole 13a.In addition, the length of a pair of of support ribs 42a
(bulge quantity) is bigger than the thickness of the 1st substrate 31, can be with the 1st substrate 31 together by the fixed part 13 of base portion 10 in left and right width
It embraces in direction (X-direction).Thereby, it is possible to there is the supporting part 40 of the 1st substrate 31 to be positioned at fixed part 13 engaging, pass through screw
The 81 screw fastenings realized become easy.
It is back to Fig. 2, the bottom surface of the main part 41 of supporting part 40 is provided with elastic portion 45.Elastic portion 45 is for example by silicon rubber
Glue elastomeric material is constituted, and is abutted with the bottom 2b of battery 2, in handling direction (Z axis side of the cover portion 20 relative to base portion 10
To) being capable of flexible deformation.Specifically, the periphery of the bottom surface relative to elastic portion 45, other than peripheral portion (such as near center)
Part be formed as concavity upwards, therefore be formed with space between the bottom surface of main part 41 and elastic portion 45.In elastic portion
45 bottom surface, which is formed with, makes a concession slot 46, which forms the above-mentioned space that flexible deformation occurs for elastic portion 45.This reality
Apply the yielding slot 46 of mode and be formed as concavity upwards in the bottom surface of elastic portion 45, but can also 41 side of main part bottom surface to
Lower section is formed as concavity.Flexible reducing diameter part 47 is formed in the upper surface of elastic portion 45, the elasticity reducing diameter part 47 is for example in cover portion
20 are removed from base portion 10, and battery 2 is pulled out from main part 41, the reset condition that is not abutted with the bottom 2b of battery 2 (
The state indicated in Fig. 2 by double dot dash line) under, with the internal diameter gradually undergauge towards the bottom surface of main part 41 (side-Z).
The size of supporting part 40 is as shown in Figure 8 B, when the diameter (including heat-shrinkable tube 38) of battery 2 is set as D, main body
Diameter (internal diameter as defined in flank 41a specifically as shown in Figure 7) the i.e. D3 in portion 41 becomes larger compared with D.For example, D3 and D phase
Than big by 5~15% or so.In addition, D3 can also be bigger than diameter (internal diameter) i.e. D1 of the 1st receiving portion 23a shown in Fig. 8 A.Elasticity
Reducing diameter part 47 (is extracted battery 2 from main part 41 by the corner flexible deformation of the bottom 2b of battery 2 in reset condition
State) under be formed with the conical surface.
As described above, according to the analyzer of above structure 1, as shown in Figure 9 A, can relative to base portion 10
The cover portion 20 of handling is provided with the cell holding portion 23 kept to rodlike battery 2, therefore as shown in Figure 9 B, if will cover
Portion 20 is installed on base portion 10, then can simply fix battery 2.As described above, according to the present embodiment, being not so good as existing skill
Art separately prepares clamping component etc. in this way, can be fixed by battery 2 by cover portion 20, therefore can cut down the fixation structure of battery 2
The replacement operation of the components number made, battery 2 becomes easy, in addition, can be realized the cost effective of analyzer 1.
In the present embodiment, it is provided in base portion 10 and is held to what the bottom 2b of the length direction of battery 2 was supported
Load portion 40, cell holding portion 23 engage with the top 2a of the length direction for the battery 2 for not being supported in supporting part 40.According to the knot
Structure, the both ends for capableing of bottom 2b and top 2a to the length direction of battery 2 are fixed, therefore can be by rodlike battery 2
It is steadily fixed with perpendicular attitude.
In the present embodiment, handling direction (Z-direction) of the cell holding portion 23 in cover portion 20 relative to base portion 10,
It is formed to the tubular engaged with top 2a.According to this structure, cover portion 20 is relative to the handling direction of base portion 10 and battery
Maintaining part 23 becomes identical relative to the engagement direction of the top 2a of battery 2, in handling of the cover portion 20 relative to base portion 10
Meanwhile it carrying out cell holding portion 23 and being released relative to the engaging of top 2a or engaging, therefore the replacement operation of battery 2 becomes to hold
Easily.
Also, in the present embodiment, there is cell holding portion 23 reducing diameter part 23b, reducing diameter part 23b to install in cover portion 20
In the state of base portion 10, on handling direction with the top 2a towards battery 2 internal diameter gradually undergauge.According to the knot
Structure, even if the size in the outer diameter of the top 2a of battery 2 has fluctuation, the reducing diameter part 23b for being set to cell holding portion 23 also can
It is enough to be close to the top 2a of battery 2, therefore also the top 2a of battery 2 can steadily be fixed.
On this basis, in the present embodiment, supporting part 40 has elastic portion 45, the bottom of the elastic portion 45 and battery 2
Portion 2b abut, cover portion 20 being capable of flexible deformation relative to the handling direction of base portion 10.According to this structure, even if in battery 2
The size of length direction there is fluctuation, be set to the elastic portion 45 of supporting part 40 in Z-direction and flexible deformation occur, therefore
Do not interfere cover portion 20 relative to the installation of base portion 10, it can be by the fluctuation of the size of the length direction of battery 2 by elastic portion 45
Flexible deformation absorb and battery 2 is fixed.
Also, in the present embodiment, by the yielding slot 46 formed in elastic portion 45, in the main body and bullet of supporting part 40
Property portion 45 between be formed with for elastic portion 45 carry out flexible deformation space.According to this structure, elasticity is carried out in elastic portion 45
When deformation, can escape for a part of elastic portion 45 in the space that is formed between the main body and elastic portion 45 of supporting part 40 into,
The deflection of elastic portion 45 on the handling direction of cover portion 20 becomes larger.Even if as a result, in the wave of the size of the length direction of battery 2
It moves in the case of being further enlarged, does not also interfere cover portion 20 relative to the installation of base portion 10, it can be by the length direction of battery 2
The fluctuation of size is absorbed by the flexible deformation of elastic portion 45 and battery 2 is fixed.
On this basis, in the present embodiment, supporting part 40 has the bottomed tube that elastic portion 45 is set to bottom surface
Main part 41, elastic portion 45 has an elastic reducing diameter part 47, which is not abutting with the bottom 2b of battery 2
Under reset condition, in handling direction with the internal diameter gradually undergauge towards the bottom surface of main part 41.According to this structure, with battery 2
Top 2a similarly, even if the bottom 2b of battery 2 outer diameter size exist fluctuation, be set to elastic portion 45 elasticity contracting
Diameter portion 47 can also be close to the bottom 2b of battery 2, therefore also can steadily support the bottom 2b of battery 2.
Also, in the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, having the clamping mechanism for engaging the 1st substrate 31 with supporting part 40
70 and the 1st substrate 31 engaged by clamping mechanism 70 and supporting part 40 are integrally installed on to the installing mechanism of base portion 10
80.According to this structure, in the state of making the 1st substrate 31 and supporting part 40 engages, it can be integrally installed on base portion 10, because
This can cut down components number compared with the construction that the 1st substrate 31 and supporting part 40 are installed on to base portion 10 seperatedly, can
It realizes cost effective.
In the present embodiment, as shown in Fig. 2, the 1st substrate 31 is installed on base portion 10, cover portion with the state being uprightly arranged
20 have the board holder 24 kept to the upper end of the 1st substrate 31.According to this structure, cover portion 20 is also by the 1st substrate
31 upper end and battery 2 are kept together, thus cover portion 20 relative to base portion 10 installation towards easily it is found that energy
Enough prevent cover portion 20 to be oppositely directed to be mounted, and the installation of cover portion 20 becomes simple.
In the present embodiment, cover portion 20 has rope mounting hole 25 shown in Fig. 4 as shown in Figure 10 can be via rope form
Body 3 is installed on the motor 100 of an example as mounting object object.According to this structure, in the rope mounting hole 25 of cover portion 20
Across restiform bodies 3, analyzer 1 can be linked to mounting object object, therefore can prevent analyzer 1 from falling from mounting object object
Under, loss, the damage etc. of analyzer 1 caused by additionally being able to prevent thus.
As described above, according to above-mentioned present embodiment, comprising: base portion 10 can be installed on mounting object object；With
And cover portion 20, it detachably installs relative to base portion 10, rodlike battery 2 is accommodated in the inside of the cover portion,
Cover portion 20 have cell holding portion 23, the cell holding portion 23 in the state that the cover portion is installed on base portion 10 to battery 2 into
Row is kept, and by using above structure, to obtain analyzer 1, which can be cut down as rodlike replacement object
Battery 2 fixture construction components number, can be realized the facilitation of the replacement operation of battery 2 and cost effective.
More than, the preferred embodiment that the disclosure is directed at while referring to attached drawing is illustrated, but the disclosure is not
It is defined in above embodiment.Each shape of each structure member shown in the above-described embodiment, combination etc. are an examples
Son can be made various changes in the range for the purport for not departing from the disclosure based on design requirement etc..
In the above-described embodiment, it exemplifies and contains the structure of sensor 35 in the inside of cover portion 20, but the disclosure is simultaneously
It is not limited to the structure, for example, it can be sensors to be placed outside analyzer 1 via cable etc., the sensor external from its
Measurement result is inputted to analyzer 1.Specifically, measuring object can will be installed on to the sensor that temperature is measured,
Cable from sensor is connect with analyzer 1, the output (such as analog voltage) from sensor is input to analyzer
1。
It can not only be supplied electric power to analyzer 1 in the battery 2 that the inside of cover portion 20 accommodates, also to above-mentioned such external
Sensor supply electric power.
In the above-described embodiment, it is made up of different parts base portion 10 and supporting part 40, but can also be by base portion
10 and supporting part 40 be set as a component.
In the above-described embodiment, the structure for being formed with the label 21 for the position for indicating the 1st antenna 33, but this public affairs are exemplified
It opens and is not limited to the structure, for example, it is also possible to not form label 21.For example, if not forming label 21, by the one of cover portion 20
Part is set as planar, other parts is set as curved, and with the 1st antenna 33 and the planar part (counterpart 26)
Board holder 24 is arranged in opposite mode, then the position of the 1st antenna 33 can be substantially differentiated from the outside of cover portion 20.
Claims (11)
1. a kind of analyzer comprising:
Base portion can be installed on mounting object object；And
Cover portion is detachably installed relative to the base portion, the inside of the cover portion to rodlike replacement object into
Row receiving,
The cover portion has maintaining part, and the maintaining part is in the state that the cover portion is installed on the base portion to the replacement pair
As object is kept.
2. analyzer according to claim 1, which is characterized in that
The supporting part being supported to the bottom of the length direction of the replacement object is set in the base portion,
The maintaining part engages with the top of the length direction for the replacement object for not being supported in the supporting part.
3. analyzer according to claim 2, which is characterized in that
The maintaining part is formed to engage with the top on handling direction of the cover portion relative to the base portion
Tubular.
4. analyzer according to claim 3, which is characterized in that
The maintaining part has reducing diameter part, and the reducing diameter part is in the state that the cover portion is installed on the base portion, in the dress
Unload direction with towards the top and internal diameter gradually undergauge.
5. analyzer according to any one of claim 2 to 4, which is characterized in that
The supporting part has elastic portion, which abuts with the bottom, in the cover portion relative to the base portion
Loading and unloading direction being capable of flexible deformation.
6. analyzer according to claim 5, which is characterized in that
Between the main body and the elastic portion of the supporting part, it is formed with the sky that flexible deformation is carried out for the elastic portion
Between.
7. analyzer according to claim 5 or 6, which is characterized in that
The supporting part has the main part for the bottomed tube that the elastic portion is set to bottom surface,
The elastic portion has elastic reducing diameter part, the elasticity reducing diameter part under the reset condition not abutted with the bottom,
The handling direction with towards the bottom surface of the main part and internal diameter gradually undergauge.
8. the analyzer according to any one of claim 2 to 7 comprising:
Substrate is provided with and the measurement result of sensor is sent to external communication unit；
Clamping mechanism engages the substrate with the supporting part；And
The substrate and the supporting part that are engaged by the clamping mechanism are integrally installed on the base by installing mechanism
Portions.
9. analyzer according to claim 8, which is characterized in that
The substrate is installed on the base portion with the state being uprightly arranged,
The cover portion has the board holder kept to the upper end of the substrate.
10. analyzer according to any one of claim 1 to 9, which is characterized in that
The replacement object is battery.
11. analyzer according to any one of claim 1 to 10, which is characterized in that
The cover portion has the rope mounting hole that the mounting object object can be installed on via restiform bodies.
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